Environmental LCA of Irish dairy products - DairyWater Projectdairywater.ie/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DairyWater-LCA-WF.pdf · Environmental LCA of Irish dairy products Dr William

Environmental LCA of Irish dairy products Dr William Finnegan, NUI GalwayDr Jamie Goggins, NUI GalwayDr Eoghan Clifford, NUI GalwayProf Xinmin Zhan, NUI Galway

Presentation contents

• Introduction

• Macro-scale study

• Environmental LCA using plant data

• Discussion points


• Introduction




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Task 6 objectives• Carry out an environmental life cycle assessment of

the Irish dairy processing industry– Macro-scale LCA of global warming potential (GWP) of Irish

dairy products– Detailed environmental LCA for manufacture of main dairy

products:• Fluid milk• Cheese• Butter/milk powder• Cream• Whey powder• Infant formula (powder)

• Return individual analysis results to participating plants• Develop a framework for environmental life cycle

assessment of dairy processing facilities in Ireland – waste management and water use

System boundaries

Wang, Y. (2011) U.S. Dairy Life Cycle Assessment: From Grass to Glass

Lifecycle inventory analysis

• Most critical part of the LCA and is dependant on the quality of the data

• Surveying and data collecting at dairy processing plants will be at the epicentre of the study

• Data generated from the studies in the project will provide the information for the comparative LCA study

• Data from industry will be collected at two levels:– For plants with adequate monitoring in place, at each

processing phase will be collected for a given product– Otherwise, an overview of the inputs and outputs,

along with engineering estimates of allocation will need to be provided


• Introduction




System boundaries


Macro-scale study of Irish dairy industry

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Casey et al. (2005)

Quinlan(2013)

Macro-scale study of Irish dairy industry

Dairy productRaw milk

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Fluid milk 1.468 (92.4%) 0.007 (0.4%) 0.114 (7.2%) 1.589

Butter 9.225 (95.3%) 0.041 (0.4%) 0.415 (4.3%) 9.680

Cheese 6.709 (93.1%) 0.03 (0.4%) 0.464 (6.4%) 7.203

Cream 4.927 (97.3%) 0.022 (0.4%) 0.114 (2.3%) 5.063

Milk powders 10.483 (84.9%) 0.047 (0.4%) 1.824 (14.8%) 12.353

Whey powders 10.588 (80.8%) 0.047 (0.4%) 2.474 (18.9%) 13.108

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• Introduction




System boundaries


Present study

Potentially incorporated

Low data availability

Environmental LCA of Irish dairy processing plants

• Main input data required from plants:– Volume of milk processed– Production statistics (tonnes)– Raw milk transportation– Chemical usage– Energy usage (electrical & thermal)– Water consumption– Packaging materials used– Wastewater treatment – Solid waste disposal

GWP CED FEP MEP AP WD OD

kg CO2 eq MJ kg P eq kg N eq kg SO2 eq m3 kg CFC‐11 eq

Milk Powder 1.507 22.10 0.000120 0.000219 5.95E‐03 1.1524 2.0E‐07

Butter 0.469 4.87 0.000065 0.000122 1.44E‐03 0.5906 5.0E‐08

Fluid milk 0.188 3.72 0.000019 0.000030 7.72E‐04 0.1774 1.6E‐08

Cream 0.187 4.25 0.000019 0.000027 7.13E‐04 0.1896 1.5E‐08

Infant formula 2.906 27.61 0.000624 0.000372 8.14E‐03 26.5856 2.5E‐07

Cheese 0.480 6.59 0.000084 0.000172 1.90E‐03 0.7534 5.9E‐08

Whey powder 2.381 35.20 0.000202 0.000362 1.18E‐02 1.8908 2.9E‐07


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Milk Powder 1.507 22.10 0.000120 0.000219 5.95E‐03 1.1524 2.0E‐07

Butter 0.469 4.87 0.000065 0.000122 1.44E‐03 0.5906 5.0E‐08

Fluid milk 0.188 3.72 0.000019 0.000030 7.72E‐04 0.1774 1.6E‐08

Cream 0.187 4.25 0.000019 0.000027 7.13E‐04 0.1896 1.5E‐08


Cheese 0.480 6.59 0.000084 0.000172 1.90E‐03 0.7534 5.9E‐08

Whey powder 2.381 35.20 0.000202 0.000362 1.18E‐02 1.8908 2.9E‐07


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Milk Powder 1.507 22.10 0.000120 0.000219 5.95E‐03 1.1524 2.0E‐07

Butter 0.469 4.87 0.000065 0.000122 1.44E‐03 0.5906 5.0E‐08

Fluid milk 0.188 3.72 0.000019 0.000030 7.72E‐04 0.1774 1.6E‐08

Cream 0.187 4.25 0.000019 0.000027 7.13E‐04 0.1896 1.5E‐08


Cheese 0.480 6.59 0.000084 0.000172 1.90E‐03 0.7534 5.9E‐08

Whey powder 2.381 35.20 0.000202 0.000362 1.18E‐02 1.8908 2.9E‐07


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• Introduction




Discussion points

• This study will serve as a benchmark for processors– Identify opportunities to reduce impacts

• Inform policy makers of the significant contributors to environmental impacts

• Next steps:– Increase the number of plants in study– To explore the affect of seasonal variation of

milk production on these impacts– Feedback to participating dairy plants

Questions???

Dr William Finnegan, NUI [email protected]

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